Reply To: Exercise 7: Create a Visual Model
Method Initiative Exercise 7
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lhIzG4aRxAs_-YoAVuQNPK70srksI6uk/view?usp=sharing
The Problem: Environmentally conscious adults who want to minimize their belongings are feeling overwhelmed.
The 3s Solution: Help willing people to gain agency in reducing overwhelm with a structured framework.
The Solution Framework: Find willing and motivated people via an intake assessment. Provide a familiarized group environment for people to uncover and share the root cause of their unique emotional attachments to physical belongings, as well as their motivation for taking action. Inspire action by engaging people in crafting a personalized SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound) goal. Connect people with a body double (someone to get things done alongside) or accountability buddy. Equip folks with resources for sustainably reducing their inventory via donations, the buy-nothing project, recycling, and ultimately by gaining an awareness for and making a commitment to reduce inventory inflow.
Reflection:
This exercise was simple, but not necessarily easy. I often found that it felt like some parties did not have arrows in two directions and it felt like a stretch to make them go in both directions. I also questioned whether or not people would actually spend money on participation and gaining some agency in taking the first step towards reducing overwhelm. Part of this is because I find enough value in the objective that I’ve helped people without receiving payment before, but if this were to be part of a career or what I’d do for employment, it wouldn’t be sustainable at all.